A teacher at a southeast Houston elementary school is accused of molesting a student in his class last year.

Police said Roman Zalasar, 54, fondled a 10-year-old boy who was a student in his class at Tijerina Elementary School, 6501 Sherman.

Zalasar was charged Thursday with indecency with a child.

The boy said the abuse began in mid-October and ended in late November, according to the criminal complaint.

He told a Houston Independent School District police officer that Zalasar fondled him at least twice and kissed him several times - at first on the cheek but later on the mouth, according to the complaint.

"While the defendant (Zalasar) was kissing him on the mouth, he began putting his tongue inside the (boy's) mouth," according to the complaint.

Zalasar is a bilingual teacher at the school for students in the first and second grade.

The boy, a fifth-grade student at Tijerina Elementary, would often help Zalasar after school, the complaint stated.

In a statement released Monday, Houston ISD officials said they cooperated with the investigation that led to his arrest.

In December, they reassigned Zalasar to an off-campus assignment with no classroom duties.

Following his arrest, Zalasar was released after posting bail set at $30,000.